SF News Chinatown Freaked Out By Another Serial Burglar A serial burglar/home-invader has been scaring Chinatown's elderly in a series of four crimes in this normally not-crime-ridden neighborhood at least crime that's not being perpetrated by Shrimp Boy and the Hung
SF News Oh No, Leland Yee: New Racketeering Charges For Yee and Shrimp Boy A revised grand jury indictment filed Friday, which includes 228 charges against 29 defendants, now includes federal racketeering charges against suspended state Senator Leland Yee and Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow, as well as
Arts & Entertainment All The White Hookers In 1885 Lived On Sacramento Street A fascinating map of Chinatown from 1885, commissioned by the S.F. Board of Supervisors amidst a flurry of moral concern over opium, gambling, and sex slavery, has just resurfaced via New Republic.
SF News Fake Chinatown Roach Sprayer Assaults, Robs The Elderly Folks in Chinatown are on high alert after a series of brutal robberies have hit the area. Specifically, a well-dressed man described as being "anywhere from 40- to 50-year-old" and "last seen wearing
Arts & Entertainment Photo Du Jour: World Falun Dafa Day Dramatic (and staged) shot from demonstration at World Falun Dafa Day, shot by Gerard Livernois.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Chefs Will Save Chinatown From Itself In Chinatown, the owner of tourist friendly knick-knack shop China Bazaar wants to clean up the perfectly dingy face of the neighborhood, which she believes is plagued by too many tacky souvenir shops
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Egg Sale At Allegedly Vermin Infested Walgreens Prompts Riot Not since the blessing scam tote bag riot of 2013 has San Francisco's Chinatown seen such a melee! According to the SF Examiner, the Walgreens at Stockton near Vallejo was the scene of
Arts & Entertainment Oh No, Leland Yee: The Saga Illustrated Almost as soon as the news broke that California State Senator Leland Yee had been arrested, graphic journalist Susie Cagle snapped into action. Enthralled by the many cinematic details of the lengthy criminal
SF News Oh No, Leland Yee: Rose Pak Was Right Hold your hats and hallelujah, Rose is gonna show it to you. And if that dated musical reference doesn't do it for you, this will: noted Chinatown power player Rose Pak, who has
SF News Facebook From Jail: Raymond 'Shrimp Boy' Chow Makes Online Plea For Positivity Though Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow is presently in federal custody following his arrest as an alleged major player in the Leland Yee scandal, that hasn't kept him from Facebook. Where, apparently, some commenters
Arts & Entertainment Check Out Raymond 'Shrimp Boy' Chow's Episode Of 'Gangland' As Michael Corleone can attest, it's hard to maneuver oneself out of the gangster lifestyle. Take, for example, Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow, who, along with Senator Leland Yee and former president of the
SF News Oh No, Leland Yee: 'Shrimp Boy' Arrested, Jaws Of Life Brought In Now jaws of life on scene as SFFD continues to try and gain entry to a safe at the Freemasons temple. #LelandYee pic.twitter.com/92X5fP862j— Kale Williams (@sfkale) March 26, 2014 Shortly
Arts & Entertainment Year Of The Horse: Chinese New Year's Parade Rich colors, loud clanging, hordes of people, and an overwhelming sense of pride took over San Francisco's annual Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday. Photog Erik Wilson was there to capture the people
SF News Chinatown Upset About Something With the Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit We're having a tough time wrapping our heads around this one, but apparently there has been some heated discussion, and a public meeting, regarding the impact on Chinatown of the planned Van Ness
Arts & Entertainment Check Out This 1885 Vice Map Of Chinatown There was a time when San Francisco was known more for its brothels, seedy boarding houses and gambling parlors than its high rents, tech companies and leather parties. And according to a rare
SF News Chinatown Is The Next Frontier For Ellis Act Evictions One of the last off-the-real-estate-agents-radar bastions of cheap housing in the city looks primed to be the next frontier in the gentrification wars, and that's Chinatown. A new piece in the Examiner highlights
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Shark Fin Ban Goes Into Full Effect, Chinatown Fights Back The state ban on the possession or sale of shark fins took full effect on July 1, and Chinatown restaurants are none too happy about it. The law, which began to take effect
Arts & Entertainment Photo Du Jour: Woman With A Gun In Chinatown Photo by Brandon Doran. (Also, yikes!)
Arts & Entertainment Year Of The Snake: Glorious S.F. Chinese New Year Parade Pics Did you catch Saturday's Chinese new year parade in San Francisco? No? Well, we have you covered. Erik Wilson snapped these shots of the action happening around the festivities. (Which, let's face it,
SF News Saturday: Chinese New Year Parade [Map] San Francisco celebrates the Year of the Snake tomorrow when the annual Chinese lunar new year parade slithers around downtown and Chinatown. Saturday's parade stars at 5:30 p.m. at 2nd and
SF News Butt-Touching Bandit Breaks Into Chinatown Home To Touch A Butt What a creep: a 40-year-old suspect is on the loose after a 42-year-old woman awoke in her Chinatown home early yesterday morning to find him touching her butt. The victim was unharmed aside
